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The Pogues: Red Roses for Me

The Pogues: Red Roses for Me (WEA 835)

Red Roses for Me
The Pogues

WEA WE 835 (LP, USA, 1984)

Recorded by Nick Robbins and Craig Thomson at Elephant Studio;
Produced by Stan Brennan;
Photograph by Steve Tynan

Musicians

Shane MacGowan: vocals, guitar;
Peter “Spider” Stacy: tin whistle;
James Fearnley: piano accordion;
Jeremy “Jem” Finer: banjo;
Cait “Rocky” O’Riordan: bass;
Andy “The Clobberer” Ranken: drums

Tracks

  1. Transmetropolitan (4.16)
  2. The Battle of Brisbane (1.50)
  3. The Auld Triangle (4.20)
  4. Waxie’s Dargle (1.53)
  5. Boys from the County Hell (2.56)
  6. Sea Shanty (2.25)
  7. Dark Streets of London (3.33)
  8. Streams of Whiskey (2.33)
  9. Poor Paddy (Roud 208) (3.10)
  10. Dingle Regatta (2.52)
  11. Greenland Whale Fisheries (Roud 347; Laws K21; G/D 1:9) (2.37)
  12. Down in the Ground Where the Deadmen Go (3.30)
  13. Kitty (4.23)

All tracks written by Shane MacGowan except
Track 3 Dick Shannon;
Tracks 4, 9, 11, 13 trad. arr. Pogues;
Track 10 trad. arr. Pogues, Jem Finer